Fire Commissioners
A letter has been received by the town clerk from the Board of Fire Commissioners, stating they will be visiting Singleton on October 1, and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 56
Fire Tragedy. Some Strange Features
Police officials state that they are investigating some strange features of last week's Himitangi (N.Z.) fire tragedy, in which eight lives were…
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A fire in the top floor of the showroom of Brisbane Cars and Tractors, Limited, Wickham-street, Brisbane caused damage estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Good Save. Fire at Cessnock Cessnock
Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call at. 2 a.m. to an unoccupied 5-roomed weatherboard cottage owned by Edward Braodley, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Raging. Fifty Miles Front. California Oil Fields Threatened
VENTURA (California), Sept. 17. Hundreds of men, over a fifty-mile front, are endeavouring to stem a line of fire sweeping clown the slopes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Just in Time. Narrow Escape of Italian's. Fire in Tenement. Sydney
Four Italians had remarkable escapes from being burnt to death early this morning when a fire broke out in a house at Yurong-street, East Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Reported on Fire 2000 Miles Off Fremantle. Sydney
A message from Perth (W.A.) reported that the s.s. Biltenhall is oh fire 2000 miles off Fremantle, and that the steamer Anthea is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stanford-merthyr Blaze. Origin of Fire Unknown Open Verdict Returned
Stating that von the evidence placed before him, he was unable to determine the origin of a lire, which destroyed a five-roomed cottage and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Convent Destroyed. Fire at Howick
The Star of the Sea, Roman Cathelic Convernt at Howick N.Z. was destroyed by fire early on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tannery Destroyed. Lack of Water at Preston Fire
A leather tannery and two-storied four-rcomed building at Preston were destroyed by fire early this Morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Abandoned, Fire in Cargo of Coal Perth
A radio has been received from steamer Author stating that it has picked up the crew of the steamer silton Hall Which has been abanden…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Reported on Fire. 2000 Miles Off Fremantle. Sydney
A message from Perth (W.A.) reported that the s.s. Biltenhall is on fire 2000 miles off Fremantl[?] and that the steamer Anthea is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found Hanging Allora Business Man. Lost Heavily Through Fire. Toowoomba
Tho body of John FitzGerald, who had been missing' from home since August 12 last, was found hanging from a tree In the scrub at Harlaxton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Verdict. Stanford Merthyr Fire
An open verdict was returned by the Kurri coroner Mr. J. T. Richards at an inquiry into the cause of the fire which totally destroyed Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Gosford Four Shops Practically Destroyed. Sydney
A fire Which threatened to sweep through the business centre of Gosford broke out early this morning in the "Owl" grocery and produce store,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Gosford. Pour Shops Gutted. Business Centre Threatened Gosford
A fire which threatened to sweep through the business contrc of Gosford, broke out early this morning in the "Owl" grocery and produce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Cargo Fires Underwriters Alarmed Premiums Increased
owing to the succession of fires on ships bring coal cargoes from the united kingdom to sydney advice has been received from London that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Wax Match Prohibition
In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night the Chief Secretary (Mr F. A. Chaffey) moved the first reading of the amending bill for the control of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dog Fires Death Shot
How an Alsatian dog was partly responsible for the shooting of its master in a tent at Nonington, Kent, was revealed at the inquest, the other day, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Fire England
The competency of the Cessnock Fire Brigade should be considerably increased by the addition of a Dennis fire engine. The engine which a…
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